TABLE 1.
Availability of amisulpride in different countries
Country | Availability (psychiatric indication) |
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Europe | AMS is indicated for the treatment of acute or chronic schizophrenic disorders in the following countries:‐ Austria‐ Belgium‐ Bulgary‐ Croatia‐ Cyprus‐ Czech Republic a (dysthymia)‐ Denmark‐ Estonia‐ France‐ Germany‐ Greece‐ Iceland‐ Italy a (dysthymia)‐ Latvia‐ Lithuania‐ Luxembourg‐ Norway‐ Poland‐ Portugal a (dysthymia)‐ Romania‐ Slovakia‐ Slovenia‐ Spain‐ Switzerland‐ UK |
US b | Not available |
Canada | Not available |
Japan | Not available |
China | Available (acute or chronic schizophrenic disorders) |
Russia | Available (acute or chronic schizophrenic disorders) |
AMS is licensed for dysthymia only in some european countries (e.g. Italy, Czech Republic, Portugal) (Rittmansberger et al., 2019).
Approved for use in the United States in February 2020 only for treatment and prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting.
Sources: European Medicines Agency (2020), Food and Drugs Administration (2020), National Centres for Advancing Translational Sciences (2020), drugs.com (2020), Generic Drugs (2018).